Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Artist Graham Knuttel, right, talks about a possible design for his upcoming project standing next to students at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Art pieces by Graham Knuttel are seen displayed at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Artist Graham Knuttel, center, talks about his upcoming project standing next to students at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Students Shelby York, left, and Carter Agassi, look at art pieces by Graham Knuttel displayed at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Visual design teacher Kelly Mabel carries class supplies during a class session at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. A selected group of Mabel's students in collaboration with artist Graham Knuttel will design a piece that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Artist Graham Knuttel watches students work inside their classroom at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Artist Graham Knuttel, center, talks about his upcoming project standing next to students at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Reina Dalton, 10th grade student at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas, listens to artist Graham Knuttel as he talks about a possible design ideas for his upcoming collaboration at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Arts supplies that will be used in a collaboration by students and artist Graham Knuttel are seen at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

Art pieces by Graham Knuttel are seen displayed at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Irish artist teams up with Academy students for Fremont mural

An art sketch by Graham Knuttel is seen displayed at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts in Las Vegas Monday, April 21, 2014. Knuttel and a selected group of students are collaborating on a design that will be installed on the Neonopolis building on the Fremont Street Experience. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

By KRISTEN DESILVALAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Neonopolis is falling in line with buildings on Fremont East and is getting a little facelift.

Internationally known painter and sculptor Graham Knuttel of Ireland is teaming up with students from the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts to paint a mural to be placed on the Neonopolis building.

The will be one of his largest works ever, and will be displayed permanently on the southeast corner of the building.

Knuttel is one of Ireland’s most successful artists, with an acclaimed style all his own.

According to Examiner.com, Knuttel will be joined by 13 handpicked students to paint a 9-foot-by-27-foot mural close to the top of the building. In January, Knuttel and the students agreed to “mobsters” as a starting theme.

Examiner.com writes, “Knuttel pointed out that Las Vegans will see the work all the time and tourists once or twice so it should be relevant to Las Vegas and encompass connectivity with the environment.”

In November, the artist opened the Knuttel Gallery at The Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. You can view some of Knuttel’s work on his website.

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